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Cooking for Chronic Conditions

Mealtime with Alzheimer's and Dementia (CCCE01-ALZ-01)


Description
For individuals with Alzheimer's or other types of dementia, mealtime is one of many challenges. Through online lessons, recipe videos and a knowledge check, caregivers will learn best practices for:

- Meeting an elder's nutritional needs
- Safe consumption of food and beverages
- Maintaining independence while dining
- Including food preferences and meeting expectations
- Addressing and correcting difficult behaviors during mealtime

Course number: CCC-ALZ-01
Class format: Online, On Demand
Credit hours: 1.0
Content
  • Unit 1: Introduction
  • Unit 2: What is Alzheimer's Disease?
  • Unit 3: Meeting Nutritional Needs
  • Unit 4: Promoting Mealtime Safety
  • Unit 5: Encouraging Mealtime Independence
  • Final Quiz
  • Mealtime with Alzheimer's and Dementia Course Evaluation
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: 2 years
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